Uptight
[ ['ʌptait, ʌp'tait] ]
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a. 紧张的, 拮据的, 心情焦躁的
📝 例句
He was very uptight about his daughter's scraggly-looking boyfriends.
他女儿那些外表邋遢的男朋友们令他紧张不安。
uptight; tense
紧张的;焦虑的;担心的
Why is America so uptight about drinking?
为什么美国人对饮酒如此焦虑？
There's no use you getting uptight about me, Mr. Elmore.
我说艾慕尔先生，你跟我发脾气没用。
She was uptight about the interview.
她对面谈感到紧张。
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
uptight
adj
~ (about sth) (infml 口)
1 nervously tense 精神紧张的
get uptight about exams, interviews, etc 对考试、 面试等十分紧张.
2 annoyed or hostile 恼怒的; 有敌意的
Offers of help just make him uptight. 主动帮助他反而惹他生气.
3 (US) rigidly conventional 因循守旧的.
🗣️ 情景例句
I cried because I miss them all.
我哭因为我想念他们。
I finish working at 5:45 p.m.
我在下午5:45点完成工作。
If you do not let me have it, that will be a sign of weakness and no one will trust your laws any more.
要是您不准许我得到它，那将是一种软弱的表现，人们将不再信你们的法律了。